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SuperTruck II Results with Improved Fuel and Freight Efficiency

SuperTruck II Results with Improved Fuel and Freight Efficiency

Navistar revealed the results of the International® SuperTruck II, a project in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). International SuperTruck II demonstrates 16 miles per gallon (MPG) fuel efficiency through hybridization and a...

Navistar to Set Emissions Reductions Targets

Navistar to Set Emissions Reductions Targets

Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) President and CEO Mathias Carlbaum signed a commitment to develop science-based targets aligned with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) criteria and submit the targets for validation. That commitment has since been...

Navistar’s Fleetrite Parts Further Expands Retail Locations

Navistar’s Fleetrite Parts Further Expands Retail Locations

Navistar plans to open 20 Fleetrite retail locations and standalone stores by the end of 2021, nearly halfway to its goal of opening 50 locations by 2025. Navistar announced that its all-makes and models aftermarket truck and bus parts brand,...

Why Would Anyone Buy an Electric Truck or Bus?

Why Would Anyone Buy an Electric Truck or Bus?

Why Would Anyone Buy an Electric Truck or Bus? Let's jump in! We're all thinking it. How can Electric Trucks or Buses work? Jason Gies has some ideas. By Jason Gies - Vice President, eMobility Business Development (speech given at Advanced Clean...

IC Bus expands CE Series passenger capacity

IC Bus expands CE Series passenger capacity

IC Bus expands CE Series passenger capacity Updates provide flexibility without compromising current model wheelbase measurements “With its standout safety and technology features, additional passenger capacity on the CE Series has been a top...

School buses will lead the charge on electrification

School buses will lead the charge on electrification

School buses will lead the charge on electrification By Trish Reed - Vice president and general manager, IC Bus Most students board their yellow school buses each day without much thought; it is part of their routine. Almost 536,800 school buses...

Opportunity Now 2018

Opportunity Now 2018

    Opportunity Now 2018 has kicked off with a Career Fair at nearby McGavock High School on Friday, February 23, 2018. Jay Partington, Stephen King, Andy Roberson and Josh Towry attended the fair to talk to students about opportunities...

9th Run MPG Stats

9th Run MPG Stats

Before we started the 9th C10 test run, I asked our customer to put a driver in the C10 demo truck that was NOT his best driver. I wanted to prove the C10 would make a bigger impact on new or less skilled drivers than a company’s best drivers. For...

8th Run MPG Stats – 11.2 Miles Per Gallon!!! #RACEto10MPG

8th Run MPG Stats – 11.2 Miles Per Gallon!!! #RACEto10MPG

  Here's our 8th run update from Jarit Cornelius, VP Maintenance/Compliance at Sharp Transport, who we partnered with on the #RACEto10MPG. We are excited share the results.  We at Sharp Transport, Inc. are proud to announce the RACEto10MPG...

How Do I Get 10 Miles Per Gallon with My Fleet Trucks?

Well, we're so happy you asked. We happen to know how you can get 10 (or more) mpg with your whole truck fleet. Cumberland International Trucks partnered with Sharp Transport to do just that.  Some of the secret sauce is our C10 truck.  It's an...

Nashville’s Traffic & Projected Growth

Nashville’s Traffic & Projected Growth

For those of you who've been in Nashville for a while, you'll have a good grasp on how traffic patterns have changed. Congestion is a fact in Nashville and surrounding areas. Last week, at the Tennessee Sustainable Transportation Awards and Forum,...

Nashville’s Metro Council approves sidewalk bill

Nashville’s Metro Council approves sidewalk bill

Tuesday night, April 18, 2017, Nashville's city leaders passed a bill to require home developers in Davidson county to either build sidewalks or pay into the city's sidewalk fund.  Until now, builders in Davidson county building single family homes...